Asus ZenBook UX433 (14-Inch, 2018)

Thin-and-light chassis. Near-borderless screen. Good port mix for a trim machine. Touchpad doubles as a number pad. Solid battery life.

Display could be brighter. Comes with a bit of bloatware.

Bottom Line: The Asus ZenBook 14 is an above-average ultraportable for professionals, with an extremely trim design and some little tweaks that make it pleasant to use and carry.

Compact and durable design ; Luxurious aluminum chassis; Innovative LED numpad; Decent speakers; Competitive price ; Dim display; Finicky touchpad; Poor webcam; No Thunderbolt 3 ; The Asus ZenBook 14 is an excellent ultrabook that fits a 14-inch...

Dim display; Finicky touchpad; Poor webcam; No Thunderbolt 3 ; The Asus ZenBook 14 is an excellent ultrabook that fits a 14-inch display in a 13-inch chassis.

The Asus ZenBook 14 is an excellent ultrabook that fits a 14-inch display in a 13-inch chassis.

very quiet when under low loads ; discrete GeForce MX150 option ; narrow bezels on all four sides ; stronger chassis than UX430 ; original webcam positioning ; no pulse-width modulation ; matte and glossy options ; good keyboard feedback ; very small...

Whiskey Lake-U i7-8565U is just marginally faster than the i7-8550U ; still uses proprietary AC adapter charger instead of USB Type-C ; virtual NumPad has no haptic feedback or brightness control ; most of the bottom bezel is tucked behind the base ;...

The Ultrabook market has been steadily growing in terms of options and it's becoming more challenging for OEMs to set themselves apart from one another. Even so, Asus is still managing to surprise us with unique features like the UX580 ScreenPad and...

Light in weight ; Thin bezel ; Backlit keyboard ; Number pad ; Military grade durability

No optical drive ; Integrated graphics ; No Thunderbolt 3 ; Not an anti-glare panel ; Finicky touchpad

Impressive design ; High contrast IPS LCD panel with narrow bezels ; Excellent Keyboard and trackpad ; Powerful performance ; Battery backup

Display is reflective and attracts smudges. ; No fingerprint sensor ; No Thunderbolt support

The Asus Zenbook 14 has a lot working in its favor. Asus doesn’t falter with basics like Keyboard and battery life and provides usual connectivity options, but the biggest attraction is Zenbook 14’s slick, compact and light narrow-bezel casing, which...

Discrete graphics;Remarkably compact and light;Full-size USB and HDMI ports;Decent battery life;Attractively priced;Meets MIL-STD-810 standards

Lackluster graphics performance;No Thunderbolt 3 support;Narrow trackpad;NumberPad is a bit gimmicky

13 hours of web browsing on battery power;Elegant super small form factor;GeForce MX150 option;Decently bright and colorful screen (AUO B140HAN03.2);It doesn’t use PWM to adjust screen brightness (AUO B140HAN03.2);ScreenPad option and adequate keyboard

Huge light bleed from the bottom right corner (AUO B140HAN03.2);Lack of Type-C charging

Great design ; Brilliant performance ; Impressive audio quality ; High-quality keyboard and trackpad

Underwhelming battery life ; Glossy screen with low brightness ; Lacks full-size card reader

As an ultrabook, the ZenBook 14 checks most of the boxes. It's compact, lightweight, flaunts a beautiful design, and offers an impressive performance. All this is complemented by a pair of punchy speakers and a brilliant set of keyboard and trackpad.